Method for transmitting feedback information, and terminal device

ABSTRACT

A method for transmitting feedback information includes obtaining, by a first terminal, first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedback information; receiving, by the first terminal, a first sidelink channel sent by a second terminal; and determining, by the first terminal, whether to send the feedback information for the first sidelink channel to the second terminal according to the first indication information.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a continuation application of U.S.application Ser. No. 17/216,604, filed on Mar. 29, 2021, which is acontinuation application of International Application No.PCT/CN2018/109725, filed on Oct. 10, 2018, the entire contents of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field ofcommunication, and more particularly, to a method and a terminal devicefor transmitting feedback information.

An Internet of Vehicles system is a sidelink (SL) transmissiontechnology based on long term evaluation vehicle to vehicle (LTE V2V).The Internet of Vehicles system adopts a device to device directcommunication mode, which is different from a mode in whichcommunication data is received or transmitted through a base station ina traditional LTE system, so it has higher spectrum efficiency and lowertransmission delay.

In a New Radio (NR)-based Vehicle to Everything (V2X) system, it isrequired to support automatic driving, which puts forward higherrequirements for data interaction between vehicles, such as higherreliability requirements. In order to support high reliabilityrequirements, after a receiving end receives data, it needs to sendfeedback information to a sending end to assist the sending end in datatransmission. The feedback information can be an acknowledgement (ACK)or a negative acknowledgement (NACK), channel state information (CSI) orbeam information, etc.

In the NR-V2X system, multiple transmission methods can be supported,such as unicast, groupcast or multicast, broadcast, etc. In multicastcommunication, a group can include a group header and at least one groupmember. When the group header sends multicast data to the group member,the group member can send the feedback information to the group headerto indicate whether the data is received correctly. However, if allgroup members send the feedback information to the group header,feedback overhead is relatively high. Therefore, how to reduce thefeedback overhead is an urgent problem to be solved.

SUMMARY

A first aspect provides a method for transmitting feedback information,including: obtaining, by a first terminal, first indication information,wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whetherthe first terminal needs to send feedback information; receiving, by thefirst terminal, a first sidelink channel sent by a second terminal; anddetermining, by the first terminal, whether to send feedback informationfor the first sidelink channel to the second terminal according to thefirst indication information.

A second aspect provides a method for transmitting feedback information,including: sending, by a second terminal, first indication informationto a first terminal, wherein the first indication information is usedfor indicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedbackinformation; and sending, by the second terminal, a first sidelinkchannel to the first terminal.

A third aspect provides a terminal device, configured to perform themethod in the first aspect or any of the possible implementationsthereof. Specifically, the terminal device includes a unit configured toperform the method in the first aspect or any of the possibleimplementations thereof.

A fourth aspect provides a terminal device, configured to perform themethod in the second aspect or any of the possible implementationsthereof. Specifically, the terminal device includes a unit configured toperform the method in the second aspect or any of the possibleimplementations thereof.

A fifth aspect provides a terminal device, including a processor and amemory. The memory is configured to store a computer program, and theprocessor is configured to call and run the computer program stored inthe memory to execute the method in the first aspect or any of theimplementations thereof.

A sixth aspect provides a terminal device, including a processor and amemory. The memory is configured to store a computer program, and theprocessor is configured to call and run the computer program stored inthe memory to execute the method in the second aspect or any of theimplementations thereof.

A seventh aspect provides a chip, configured to perform the method inany one of the first to second aspects or any of the implementationsthereof.

Specifically, the chip includes: a processor, configured to call and runa computer program from a memory, so that a device installed with thechip performs the method in any one of the first to second aspects orany of the implementations thereof.

An eighth aspect provides a computer-readable storage medium, configuredto store a computer program that causes a computer to perform the methodin any one of the first to second aspects or any of the implementationsthereof.

A ninth aspect, there provides a computer program product, includingcomputer program instructions, which cause the computer to perform themethod in any one of the first to second aspects or any of theimplementations thereof.

A tenth aspect provides a computer program which, when running on acomputer, causes the computer to perform the method in any one of thefirst to second aspects or any of the implementations thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architectureprovided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a method for transmitting feedbackinformation provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a method for transmitting feedbackinformation provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a terminal device provided byanother embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic block diagram of a chip provided by an embodimentof the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosurewill be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings inthe embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the describedembodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, butnot all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the presentdisclosure, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skillin the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protectionscope of the present disclosure.

It should be understood that the technical solutions of the embodimentsof the present disclosure may be applied to a device to device (D2D)communication system, for example, an Internet of Vehicles system thatperforms D2D communication based on long term evolution (LTE). Unlike atraditional LTE system in which communication data between terminals isreceived or sent through a network device (for example, a base station),the Internet of Vehicles system uses a device to device directcommunication mode, so it has higher spectrum efficiency and lowertransmission delay.

Optionally, the communication system which is based on by the Internetof Vehicles system may be a Global System for Mobile communications(GSM) system, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) system, a WidebandCode Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) system, a General Packet RadioService (GPRS), an LTE system, an LTE Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)system, an LTE Time Division Duplex (TDD), a Universal MobileTelecommunication System (UMTS), a Worldwide Interoperability forMicrowave Access (WiMAX) communication system, a 5G new radio (NR)system, or the like.

The terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure may bea terminal device that can implement D2D communication. For example, itmay be a vehicle terminal device, a terminal device in a 5G network, ora terminal device in a future evolved public land mobile network (PLMN),etc., which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of anembodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 exemplarily shows onenetwork device 110 and two terminal devices 121 and 122. Optionally, thewireless communication system in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure may include a plurality of network devices, and a coveragerange of each network device may include other numbers of terminaldevices, which is not limited by the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

Optionally, the wireless communication system may also include othernetwork entities such as a mobile management entity (MME), a servinggateway (S-GW), and a packet data network gateway (P-GW). Alternatively,the wireless communication system may also include other networkentities such as a session management function (SMF), unified datamanagement (UDM), and an authentication server function (AUSF), which isnot limited by the embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the Internet of Vehicles system, the terminal device can use mode 3and mode 4 for communication.

Specifically, a terminal device 121 and a terminal device 122 maycommunicate in a D2D communication mode. When performing the D2Dcommunication, the terminal device 121 and the terminal device 122directly communicate through a D2D link, that is, a sidelink SL. In themode 3, transmission resources of the terminal device are allocated bythe base station, and the terminal device can send the data on the SLaccording to the resources allocated by the base station. The basestation can allocate a single transmission resource for the terminaldevice or can allocate a semi-static transmission resource for theterminal. In the mode 4, the terminal device adopts a sensing plusreservation transmission mode, and the terminal device independentlyselects transmission resources from SL resources. Specifically, theterminal device obtains a set of available transmission resources in aresource pool by means of sensing, and the terminal device randomlyselects a resource from the set of available transmission resources fordata transmission.

In the Internet of Vehicles system, other transmission modes can also bedefined. For example, mode 1 indicates that sidelink transmissionresources of the terminal device are allocated by the base station, andmode 2 indicates that the terminal device independently selects thesidelink transmission resources, which is not limited by the embodimentsof the present disclosure.

A D2D communication can refer to a vehicle to vehicle (V2V)communication or vehicle to everything (V2X) communication. In the V2Xcommunication, X can generally refer to any device with wirelessreceiving and sending capabilities, for example but not limited to aslow-moving wireless device, a fast-moving vehicle-mounted device, or anetwork control node with wireless sending and receiving capabilities.It should be understood that the embodiments of the present disclosureare mainly applied to a V2X communication scenario but can also beapplied to any other D2D communication scenario, which is not limited inthe embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for transmitting feedbackinformation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Themethod may be executed by a terminal device in an Internet of Vehiclessystem, such as the terminal device 121 or the terminal device 122. Asshown in FIG. 2, the method 200 includes S210, obtaining, by a firstterminal, first indication information, wherein the first indicationinformation is used for indicating whether the first terminal needs tosend feedback information; S220, receiving, by the first terminal, afirst sidelink channel sent by a second terminal; and S230, determining,by the first terminal, whether to send the feedback information for thefirst sidelink channel to the second terminal according to the firstindication information.

Specifically, the second terminal may send the first sidelink channel tothe first terminal, and the first terminal may determine whether itneeds to reply the feedback information to the second terminal accordingto the first indication information. For example, if the firstindication information indicates that the feedback information needs tobe sent, the first terminal determines to send the feedback informationfor the first sidelink channel to the second terminal; or if the firstindication information indicates that the feedback information does notneed to be sent, the first terminal determines not to send the feedbackinformation for the first sidelink channel to the second terminal.

Optionally, in an embodiment, if the second terminal and the firstterminal belong to a same group, the second terminal is a group headerof this group, and the first terminal may be a member of this group(referred to as a first case), the first sidelink channel may be sent bythe second terminal to the first terminal in a unicast manner or mayalso be sent to the first terminal in a multicast manner.

Optionally, in another embodiment, the second terminal and the firstterminal may belong to a same group, and both the second terminal andthe first terminal may be group members in this group (referred to as asecond case), then the first sidelink channel may be sent by the secondterminal to the first terminal in a unicast manner.

Optionally, in an implementation, the first indication information maybe specifically used for indicating that the first terminal needs ordoes not need to send the feedback information for the first sidelinkchannel.

Optionally, in another implementation, the first indication informationmay be specifically used for indicating that there is a need or there isno need to send the feedback information for the first sidelink channelin unicast communication where the first terminal is located.Optionally, in still another implementation, the first indicationinformation may be specifically used for indicating that there is a needor there is no need to send the feedback information for the firstsidelink channel in multicast communication where the first terminal islocated. Optionally, in some embodiments, the first indicationinformation may further include first identification information, andthe first identification information is group identificationinformation, or the first identification information is identificationinformation of the second terminal, or the first identificationinformation is used for indicating link information for unicastcommunication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal,wherein the group identification information is used for indicating agroup where the first terminal and the second terminal are located.

For the first case, the first terminal and the second terminal belong toa first group, the second terminal is a group header of the first group,and the first terminal is a group member in the first group, then thefirst identification information may be group identification of thefirst group or the identification information of the second terminal.

For the second case, the first terminal and the second terminal belongto the first group, the first terminal and the second terminal are bothgroup members in the first group, and the first terminal and the secondterminal communicate in a unicast manner, the first identificationinformation may be the identification information of the secondterminal, or link identification for unicast communication performed bythe first terminal and the second terminal.

It should be understood that in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, the group header of the group can be considered as a centralnode or a control node of the group, and the group header has managementand control functions. As an example, rather than limitation, the groupheader may perform operations such as adding or deleting of the groupmembers in the group and can also send multicast data to all groupmembers in the group.

Optionally, in some embodiments, whether the first indicationinformation includes the first identification information may be usedfor indicating an application scope of the first indication information.

In an embodiment, if the first indication information does not includethe first identification information, the first indication informationmay be applicable to all unicast communications and/or multicastcommunications where the first terminal is located, that is, the firstterminal determines whether it is necessary to send the feedbackinformation for all unicast communications and/or multicastcommunications related to the first terminal according to the firstindication information. For example, if the first indication informationindicates that the first terminal needs to send the feedbackinformation, the first terminal needs to send the feedback informationfor all received unicast data or multicast data; and if the firstindication information indicates that the first terminal does not needto send the feedback information, the first terminal does not need tosend feedback information for the received unicast data or multicastdata.

In an embodiment, if the first indication information includes the firstidentification information, the first indication information is onlyapplicable to the unicast communication or the multicast communicationcorresponding to the first identification information.

For example, if the first identification information is the groupidentification information of the group to which the first terminal andthe second terminal belong, the first indication information may beapplicable to the unicast communication and/or the multicastcommunication in the group indicated by the group identificationinformation. Alternatively, if the first identification information isthe identification information of the second terminal, the firstindication information is applicable to the unicast communication and/orthe multicast communication with the second terminal. Alternatively, ifthe first identification information is the identification informationof the unicast communication link for the unicast communicationperformed by the first terminal and the second terminal, the firstindication information is applicable to the unicast communication linkindicated by the identification information of the unicast link.

Optionally, as an embodiment, the S210 may specifically includereceiving, by the first terminal, a second sidelink channel, wherein thesecond sidelink channel incudes the first indication information.

Optionally, the second sidelink channel may be a channel used forcommunication between terminal devices such as a physical sidelinkcontrol channel (PSCCH), a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) or aphysical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH).

In one case, the second terminal and the first terminal belong to thesame group, the second terminal can be the group header of the group,and the first terminal is the group member in the group, then the secondsidelink channel may be sent by the second terminal.

In another case, a third terminal, the second terminal, and the firstterminal belong to a same group, the third terminal may be the groupheader of the group, and the first terminal and the second terminal aregroup members in the group, then the second sidelink channel may be sentby the third terminal.

That is, the first indication information may be sent by the groupheader of the group to which the first terminal and the second terminalbelong.

In one case, the first terminal and the second terminal perform unicastcommunication, the second terminal is a sending end of the firstsidelink channel, and the second terminal may send the second sidelinkchannel.

Optionally, as another embodiment, the S210 may specifically includereceiving, by the first terminal, first configuration information sentby a network device, wherein the first configuration informationincludes the first indication information.

That is, the first indication information may be configured by thenetwork device. Optionally, the first configuration information may beexisting configuration information used for configuring the firstterminal, for example, configuration information used for activating ordeactivating an uplink carrier, which is not limited in the embodimentsof the present disclosure.

Optionally, the first configuration information may be carried in adownlink message, downlink information, or a downlink channel such as abroadcast message, radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or downlinkcontrol information (DCI), which is not limited in the embodiments ofthe present disclosure.

Optionally, as yet another embodiment, the first indication informationmay be obtained from pre-configuration information on the firstterminal, and the pre-configuration information is pre-configured on thefirst terminal.

Optionally, the first indication information may be pre-configured onthe first terminal by way of factory settings, or the first indicationinformation may also be agreed by an agreement, so that the informationagreed by the agreement may be pre-configured on the first terminal.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first indicationinformation may be indicated by a specific attribute field. When thespecific attribute field is in a first state, it is used for indicatingthat the first terminal needs to send the feedback information. When thespecific attribute field is in a second state, it is used for indicatingthat the first terminal does not need to send the feedback information.

Optionally, the specific attribute field is one or more bits. Taking 1bit as an example, when the 1-bit indication information is 0, it isused for indicating that the first terminal does not need to send thefeedback information. When the 1-bit indication information is 1, it isused for indicating that the first terminal needs to send the feedbackinformation.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the firstsidelink channel may be a sidelink data channel, for example, a physicalsidelink shared channel (PSSCH) or other channels used for datatransmission between terminal devices.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the feedbackinformation may be ACK, NACK, CSI or beam information, etc., or thefeedback information may be other information that can be used forindicating whether the data is received correctly, for example, a newdata indication (NDI).

Optionally, in some cases, if transmission reliability of the firstsidelink channel can be guaranteed, for example, if the second terminalsends the first sidelink channel to the first terminal a plurality oftimes according to a predetermined number of times (e.g., 3 or 4 times),the first indication information can be used for indicating that thereis no need to reply the feedback information to the second terminal,which is beneficial to reduce feedback overhead and also ensures thereliability of data transmission.

Optionally, if the second terminal only sends the first sidelink channelonce, it can be considered that the transmission reliability of thefirst sidelink channel cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, the firstindication information can be used for indicating that the feedbackinformation needs to be sent to the second terminal, so that the secondterminal can determine whether to retransmit data according to thefeedback information, which is beneficial to ensure the reliability ofdata transmission.

In the following, the method for transmitting feedback informationaccording to the embodiments of the present disclosure will be describedin conjunction with specific embodiments.

In a first embodiment, the second terminal and the first terminal belongto the same group, the second terminal is the group header of the group,and the first terminal is a group member of the group, which correspondsto the first case described above.

The first terminal receives the first sidelink channel sent by thesecond terminal, and the first sidelink channel may be sent to the firstterminal in the unicast manner or may also be sent to the first terminaland other group members in the group (for example, a fourth terminal) ina multicast manner. In this case, if each group member in the groupreplies feedback information to the second terminal, the feedbackoverhead is relatively high.

In the first embodiment, the first terminal may determine whether toreply the feedback information to the second terminal according to thefirst indication information. Optionally, the first indicationinformation may be configured by the second terminal or configured bythe network device or be pre-configured. If the first indicationinformation indicates that the first terminal needs to send the feedbackinformation, when the first terminal receives the first sidelink channelsent by the second terminal, the first terminal sends the feedbackinformation for the first sidelink channel to the second terminal;alternatively, if the first indication information indicates that thefirst terminal does not need to send the feedback information, when thefirst terminal receives the first sidelink channel sent by the secondterminal, the first terminal does not send the feedback information forthe first sidelink channel to the second terminal.

Optionally, in the first embodiment, if the first sidelink channel issent in the multicast manner, the second terminal may send the firstsidelink channel multiple times, which is beneficial to ensure thereliability of the data transmission. In this case, the first indicationinformation may indicate that the feedback information does not need tobe sent, and the group members in the group do not need to reply thefeedback information to the second terminal, thereby reducing thefeedback overhead. Alternatively, if the second terminal only sends thefirst sidelink channel once, the first indication information mayindicate that the feedback information needs to be sent, and the groupmembers in the group reply the feedback information to the secondterminal, which is beneficial to ensure reliability of datatransmission.

In a second embodiment, the third terminal, the second terminal, and thefirst terminal belong to the same group, the third terminal is the groupheader of the group, the first terminal and the second terminal are thegroup members of the group, which corresponds to the aforementionedsecond case.

In this second embodiment, the first terminal may receive the firstsidelink channel sent by the second terminal, and the first sidelinkchannel may be sent by the second terminal to the first terminal in theunicast manner.

In this second embodiment, the first terminal may determine whether tosend the feedback information to the second terminal according to thefirst indication information. Optionally, the first indicationinformation may be configured by the third terminal or configured by thenetwork device or be pre-configured. If the first indication informationindicates that the first terminal needs to send the feedbackinformation, when the first terminal receives the first sidelink channelsent by the second terminal, the first terminal sends the feedbackinformation for the first sidelink channel to the second terminal;alternatively, if the first indication information indicates that thefirst terminal does not need to send the feedback information, when thefirst terminal receives the first sidelink channel sent by the secondterminal, the first terminal does not send the feedback information forthe first sidelink channel to the second terminal.

Therefore, according to the method for transmitting feedback informationin the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the first terminalreceives the first sidelink channel sent by the second terminal, it candetermine whether it needs to send the feedback information to thesecond terminal according to the first indication information. The firstterminal may not send the feedback information when transmissionreliability of the first sidelink channel can be guaranteed, so that thefeedback overhead of the terminal device can be reduced.

The method for transmitting feedback information according to anembodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail above withreference to FIG. 2 from a perspective of the first terminal, and amethod for transmitting feedback information according to anotherembodiment of the present disclosure is described in detail below withreference to FIG. 3 from the perspective of the second terminal. Itshould be understood that the description on the second terminal sidecorresponds to the description on the first terminal side, and similardescriptions can be referred to above. To avoid repetition, detailsthereof are not repeated here.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a method 300 for transmittingfeedback information according to another embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The method 300 may be executed by a terminal device in anInternet of Vehicles system. As shown in FIG. 3, the method 300 includesS310, sending, by a second terminal, first indication information to afirst terminal, wherein the first indication information is used forindicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedbackinformation; and S320, sending, by the second terminal, a first sidelinkchannel to the first terminal.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the method further includesdetermining, by the second terminal, whether to receive the feedbackinformation for the first sidelink channel sent by the first terminalaccording to the first indication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, determining, by the second terminal,whether to receive the feedback information for the first sidelinkchannel sent by the first terminal according to the first indicationinformation includes determining, by the second terminal, to receive thefeedback information for the first sidelink channel sent by the firstterminal if the first indication information indicates that the feedbackinformation needs to be sent; or determining, by the second terminal,not to receive the feedback information for the first sidelink channelsent by the first terminal if the first indication information indicatesthat the feedback information does not need to be sent.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first indication informationfurther includes first identification information, and the firstidentification information is group identification information, or thefirst identification information is identification information of thesecond terminal, or the first identification information is used forindicating link information for unicast communication performed by thefirst terminal and the second terminal, wherein the group identificationinformation is used for indicating a group where the first terminal andthe second terminal are located.

Optionally, in some embodiments, whether the feedback information needsto be sent indicated by the first indication information is applicableto a group indicated by the first identification information, or thefirst sidelink channel sent by the second terminal, or a unicast linkfor unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the secondterminal.

Optionally, in some embodiments, sending, by the second terminal, thefirst indication information to the first terminal includes sending, bythe second terminal, a second sidelink channel to the first terminal,wherein the second sidelink channel includes the first indicationinformation.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the second sidelink channel is aphysical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), a physical sidelink sharedchannel (PSSCH) or a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH).

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first terminal and the secondterminal belong to a first group, and the second terminal is a groupheader of the first group.

The method embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detailabove with reference to FIGS. 2 to 3, and device embodiments of thepresent disclosure are described in detail below in conjunction withFIGS. 4 to 7. It should be understood that the device embodiments andthe method embodiments correspond to each other and similar descriptioncan refer to the method embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device accordingto an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4, theterminal device 400 includes:

an obtaining module 410, configured to obtain first indicationinformation, wherein the first indication information is used forindicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedbackinformation; a communication module 420, configured to receive a firstsidelink channel sent by a second terminal; and a determining module430, configured to determine whether to send feedback information forthe first sidelink channel to the second terminal according to the firstindication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the determining module 430 isspecifically configured to determine to send the feedback informationfor the first sidelink channel to the second terminal if the firstindication information indicates that the feedback information needs tobe sent; or determine not to send the feedback information for the firstsidelink channel to the second terminal if the first indicationinformation indicates that the feedback information does not need to besent.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first indication informationfurther includes first identification information, and the firstidentification information is group identification information, or thefirst identification information is identification information of thesecond terminal, or the first identification information is used forindicating link information for unicast communication performed by theterminal device and the second terminal, wherein the groupidentification information is used for indicating a group where theterminal device and the second terminal are located.

Optionally, in some embodiments, whether the feedback information needsto be sent indicated by the first indication information is applicableto communication within a group indicated by the first identificationinformation, or the first sidelink channel sent by the second terminal,or a unicast link for unicast communication performed by the terminaldevice and the second terminal.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module is furtherconfigured to receive a second sidelink channel, and the second sidelinkchannel includes the first indication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the second sidelink channel is aphysical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), a physical sidelink sharedchannel (PSSCH) or a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH).

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module isspecifically configured to receive the second sidelink channel sent bythe second terminal.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module isspecifically configured to receive the second sidelink channel sent by athird terminal.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the terminal device, the secondterminal, and the third terminal belong to a first group, and the thirdterminal is a group header of the first group.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module is furtherconfigured to receive first configuration information sent by a networkdevice, and the first configuration information includes the firstindication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first configuration information issent by the network device through broadcast information, radio resourcecontrol (RRC) signaling, or downlink control information (DCI).

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first indication information ispre-configured on the terminal device.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device accordingto another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5, theterminal device 500 includes: a communication module 510, configured tosend first indication information to a first terminal, wherein the firstindication information is used for indicating whether the first terminalneeds to send feedback information; and send a first sidelink channel tothe first terminal.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module 510 is furtherconfigured to determine whether to receive feedback information for thefirst sidelink channel sent by the first terminal according to the firstindication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module 510 isspecifically configured to determine to receive the feedback informationfor the first sidelink channel sent by the first terminal if the firstindication information indicates that the feedback information needs tobe sent; or determine not to receive the feedback information for thefirst sidelink channel sent by the first terminal if the firstindication information indicates that the feedback information does notneed to be sent.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first indication informationfurther includes first identification information, and the firstidentification information is group identification information, or thefirst identification information is identification information of theterminal device, or the first identification information is used forindicating link information for unicast communication performed by thefirst terminal and the terminal device, wherein the group identificationinformation is used for indicating a group where the first terminal andthe terminal device are located.

Optionally, in some embodiments, whether the feedback information needsto be sent indicated by the first indication information is applicableto a group indicated by the first identification information, or thefirst sidelink channel sent by the terminal device, or a unicast linkfor unicast communication performed by the first terminal and theterminal device.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication module 510 isspecifically configured to send a second sidelink channel to the firstterminal, wherein the second sidelink channel includes the firstindication information.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the second sidelink channel is aphysical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), a physical sidelink sharedchannel (PSSCH) or a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH).

Optionally, in some embodiments, the first terminal and the terminaldevice belong to a first group, and the terminal device is a groupheader of the first group.

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 600according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communicationdevice 600 shown in FIG. 6 includes a processor 610, and the processor610 may invoke a computer program from a memory and run the computerprogram, to implement the method in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the communication device 600 may furtherinclude a memory 620. The processor 610 may invoke the computer programfrom the memory 620 and run the computer program, to implement themethod in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The memory 620 may be a component independent of the processor 610 ormay be integrated into the processor 610.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the communication device 600 may furtherinclude a transceiver 630, and the processor 610 may control thetransceiver 630 to communicate with another device, and specifically,the transceiver 630 may transmit information or data to another device,or receive information or data transmitted by another device.

The transceiver 630 may include a transmitter and a receiver. Thetransceiver 630 may further include an antenna. There may be one or moreantennas.

Optionally, the communication device 600 may specifically be the mobileterminal/terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure,and the communication device 600 can implement corresponding proceduresimplemented by the mobile terminal/terminal device in various methods inthe embodiments of the present disclosure. For brevity, details thereofare not described herein again.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip according to anembodiment of the present disclosure. The chip 700 shown in FIG. 7includes a processor 710, and the processor 710 may invoke a computerprogram from a memory and run the computer program, to implement themethod in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 7, the chip 700 may further include amemory 720. The processor 710 may invoke the computer program from thememory 720 and run the computer program, to implement the method in theembodiments of the present disclosure.

The memory 720 may be a component independent of the processor 710 ormay be integrated into the processor 710.

Optionally, the chip 700 may further include an input interface 730. Theprocessor 710 may control the input interface 730 to communicate withanother device or chip, and specifically, the input interface 730 mayobtain information or data transmitted by another device or chip.

Optionally, the chip 700 may further include an output interface 740.The processor 710 may control the output interface 740 to communicatewith another device or chip, and specifically, the output interface 740may output information or data to another device or chip.

Optionally, the chip may be applied to the mobile terminal/terminaldevice in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the chip canimplement corresponding procedures implemented by the mobileterminal/terminal device in various methods in the embodiments of thepresent disclosure. For brevity, details thereof are not describedherein again.

It should be noted that, the chip mentioned in the embodiments of thepresent disclosure may also be referred to as a system-level chip, asystem chip, a chip system, a system on chip, or the like.

It should be understood that the processor of the embodiments of thepresent disclosure may be an integrated circuit chip and has a signalprocessing capability. and the steps of the foregoing method embodimentmay be implemented by using a hardware integrated logic circuit in theprocessor and/or implemented by using an instruction in a software form.The foregoing processor may be a general purpose processor, a digitalsignal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit(ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or another programmablelogic device, a discrete gate or a transistor logic device, or adiscrete hardware component. The respective methods, steps and logicblocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure may beimplemented or executed. The general purpose processor may be amicroprocessor, or may be any conventional processor, or the like. Stepsof the methods disclosed with reference to the embodiments of thepresent disclosure may be directly executed and completed by means of ahardware decoding processor, or may be executed and completed by using acombination of hardware and software modules in the decoding processor.The software module may be located in a mature storage medium in thefield, such as a random access memory, a flash memory, a read-onlymemory, a programmable read-only memory, an electrically-erasableprogrammable memory, or a register. The storage medium is located in thememory, and the processor reads information in the memory and completesthe steps in the foregoing methods in combination with hardware of theprocessor.

It should be understood that, the memory in the embodiments of thepresent disclosure may be a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory, ormay include both a volatile memory and a non-volatile memory. Thenon-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable ROM(PROM), an erasable PROM (EPROM), an electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or aflash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM),and is used as an external cache. By way of examples but of nolimitation, many forms of RAM are available, for example, a staticrandom access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), asynchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data ratesynchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR SDRAM), an enhancedsynchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synclink dynamicrandom access memory (SLDRAM), and a direct rambus random access memory(DRRAM). It should be noted that, the memory of the system and themethod described herein is intended to include but is not limited tothese memories and any other suitable type of memory.

It should be understood that the above memory is an example but is notintended for limitation. For example, the memory in the embodiments ofthe present disclosure may alternatively be a static RAM (SRAM), adynamic RAM (DRAM), a synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), a double data rate SDRAM(DDR SDRAM), an enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), a synch link DRAM (SLDRAM), adirect rambus RAM (DR RAM), and the like. That is, the memory describedin the embodiments of the present disclosure is intended to include butis not limited to these memories and any other suitable type of memory.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a computerreadable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium isconfigured to store a computer program.

Optionally, the computer readable storage medium may be applied to thenetwork device in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and thecomputer program enables a computer to execute a corresponding procedureimplemented by the network device in the methods of the embodiments ofthe present disclosure. For brevity, details thereof are not describedherein again.

Optionally, the computer readable storage medium may be applied to themobile terminal/terminal device in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, and the computer program enables the computer to execute acorresponding procedure implemented by the mobile terminal/terminaldevice in the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Forbrevity, details thereof are not described herein again.

The present disclosure further provides a computer program product. Thecomputer program product includes a computer program instruction.

Optionally, the computer program product may be applied to the networkdevice in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the computerprogram instruction enables the computer to execute a correspondingprocedure implemented by the network device in the methods of theembodiments of the present disclosure. For brevity, details thereof arenot described herein again.

Optionally, the computer program product may be applied to the mobileterminal/terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure,and the computer program instruction enables the computer to execute acorresponding procedure implemented by the mobile terminal/terminaldevice in the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Forbrevity, details thereof are not described herein again.

The present disclosure further provides a computer program.

Optionally, the computer program may be applied to the network device inthe embodiments of the present disclosure, and when running on acomputer, the computer program instruction enables the computer toexecute a corresponding procedure implemented by the network device inthe methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure. For brevity,details thereof are not described herein again.

Optionally, the computer program may be applied to the mobileterminal/terminal device in the embodiments of the present disclosure,and when running on a computer, the computer program instruction enablesthe computer to execute a corresponding procedure implemented by themobile terminal/terminal device in the methods of the embodiments of thepresent disclosure. For brevity, details thereof are not describedherein again.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that units andalgorithm steps in the examples described in combination with theembodiments disclosed herein may be implemented by using electronichardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware.Whether these functions are executed by means of hardware or softwaredepends on specific applications and design constraints of the technicalsolutions. A person skilled in the art may use different methods toimplement the described functions for each particular application, butit should not be considered that the implementation goes beyond thescope of the present disclosure.

A person skilled in the art may clearly understand that, for simple andclear description, for specific work processes of the foregoingdescribed system, apparatus, and unit, reference may be made tocorresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and detailsthereof are not described herein again.

In several embodiments provided by the present disclosure, it should beunderstood that the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may beimplemented in other manners. For example, the apparatus embodimentsdescribed above are merely examples. For example, the unit division ismerely logical function division, and there may be other divisionmanners in actual implementation. For example, a plurality of units orcomponents may be combined or integrated into another system, or somefeatures may be ignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed ordiscussed mutual couplings or direct couplings or communicationconnections may be implemented by using some interfaces. The indirectcouplings or communication connections between the apparatuses or unitsmay be implemented in electrical, mechanical, or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physicallyseparate, and the parts displayed as units may or may not be physicalunits, may be located in one position, or may be distributed on multiplenetwork units. Some of or all of the units may be selected according toactual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of theembodiments.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each of theunits may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integratedinto one unit.

When the functions are implemented in the form of a software functionalunit and sold or used as an independent product, the functions may bestored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such anunderstanding, the technical solutions of the present disclosureessentially, or the part contributing to the prior art, or some of thetechnical solutions may be implemented in a form of a software product.The software product is stored in a storage medium, and includes severalinstructions for instructing a computer device (which may be a personalcomputer, a server, or a network device) to perform all or some of thesteps of the methods described in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The foregoing storage medium includes: any medium that canstore program code, such as a USB flash drive, a removable hard disk, aread-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk,or an optical disc.

Described above are merely specific implementations of the presentdisclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is notlimited thereto. Changes or replacements readily figured out by anyperson skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in thepresent disclosure shall be covered by the protection scope of thepresent disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the presentdisclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for transmitting feedback information, comprising: obtaining, by a first terminal, first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedback information; receiving, by the first terminal, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) sent by a second terminal; and determining, by the first terminal, whether to send the feedback information for the PSSCH to the second terminal according to the first indication information.
 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first indication information comprises a field, and determining, by the first terminal, whether to send the feedback information to the second terminal according to the first indication information comprises: determining, by the first terminal, to send the feedback information to the second terminal if the field is in a first state; or determining, by the first terminal, not to send the feedback information to the second terminal if the field is in a second state.
 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the field is one bit, and determining, by the first terminal, whether to send the feedback information to the second terminal according to the first indication information comprises: determining, by the first terminal, to send the feedback information to the second terminal when the one bit is 1, and determining, by the first terminal, not to send the feedback information to the second terminal when the one bit is
 0. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first indication information further comprises first identification information, and the first identification information is group identification information, or the first identification information is identification information of the second terminal, or the first identification information is used for indicating link information for unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the group identification information is used for indicating a group which comprises the first terminal and the second terminal.
 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein whether the feedback information needs to be sent indicated by the first indication information is applicable to a group indicated by the first identification information, or the PSSCH sent by the second terminal, or a unicast link for the unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal.
 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the PSSCH comprises the first indication information.
 7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first indication information is pre-configured on the first terminal.
 8. A method for transmitting feedback information, comprising: sending, by a second terminal, first indication information to a first terminal, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedback information; and sending, by the second terminal, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) to the first terminal.
 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first indication information comprises a field, and wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the second terminal, to receive the feedback information for the PSSCH sent by the first terminal if the field is in a first state; or determining, by the second terminal, not to receive the feedback information for the PSSCH sent by the first terminal if the field is in a second state.
 10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the field is one bit, and wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the second terminal, to receive the feedback information sent by the first terminal when the one bit is 1, and determining, by the second terminal, not to receive the feedback information sent by the first terminal when the one bit is
 0. 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the first indication information further comprises first identification information, and the first identification information is group identification information, or the first identification information is identification information of the second terminal, or the first identification information is used for indicating link information for unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the group identification information is used for indicating a group which comprises the first terminal and the second terminal.
 12. The method according to claim 11, wherein whether the feedback information needs to be sent indicated by the first indication information is applicable to a group indicated by the first identification information, or the PSSCH sent by the second terminal, or a unicast link for the unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal.
 13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the PSSCH comprises the first indication information.
 14. The method according to claim 8, wherein sending, by the second terminal, the first indication information to the first terminal comprises: sending, by the second terminal, a second sidelink channel to the first terminal, wherein the second sidelink channel comprises the first indication information.
 15. A terminal device which is a second terminal device, comprising: a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processor is configured to call and run the computer program stored in the memory to execute a method for transmitting feedback information comprising: sending, by a second terminal, first indication information to a first terminal, wherein the first indication information is used for indicating whether the first terminal needs to send feedback information; and sending, by the second terminal, a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) to the first terminal.
 16. The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the first indication information comprises a field, and wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the second terminal, to receive the feedback information for the PSSCH sent by the first terminal if the field is in a first state; or determining, by the second terminal, not to receive the feedback information for the PSSCH sent by the first terminal if the field is in a second state.
 17. The terminal device according to claim 16, wherein the field is one bit, and wherein the method further comprises: determining, by the second terminal, to receive the feedback information sent by the first terminal when the one bit is 1, and determining, by the second terminal, not to receive the feedback information sent by the first terminal when the one bit is
 0. 18. The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the first indication information further comprises first identification information, and the first identification information is group identification information, or the first identification information is identification information of the second terminal, or the first identification information is used for indicating link information for unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the group identification information is used for indicating a group which comprises the first terminal and the second terminal.
 19. The terminal device according to claim 18, wherein whether the feedback information needs to be sent indicated by the first indication information is applicable to a group indicated by the first identification information, or the PSSCH sent by the second terminal, or a unicast link for the unicast communication performed by the first terminal and the second terminal.
 20. The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the PSSCH comprises the first indication information. 